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Building a Flexible Game Engine: Abstraction, Indirection, and Orthogonality

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This talk discusses three core techniques which are vital to building a flexible game engine: abstraction, indirection, and orthogonality. The presentation starts with high level theory, but quickly delves into real world application, using the Unreal Engine as an example. The talk ends with a discussion of why these techniques are crucial for creating next-generation games.

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  • GDC 2006
  • Tim Sweeney
  • Tim Sweeney
  • Tim Sweeney
  • Tim Sweeney
  • Epic Games, Inc.
  • Martin Sweitzer
  • Martin Sweitzer
  • Martin Sweitzer
  • Martin Sweitzer
  • Epic Games Inc
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